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#DFD8D5

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DFD8D5

#DFD8D5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 3.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5DCDF (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green216
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFD8D5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD8D5.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DFD8D5.
14.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD8D5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD8D5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD9D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDAD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D7D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD8D5?

#DFD8D5 is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD8D5?

Use black text. Black on #DFD8D5 has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD8D5?

Its complementary colour is #D5DCDF, and analogous partners are #DFD5D7 and #DFDDD5.